Happy Passover! I know it doesn’t start until the sun sets, but you know me–I like to be punctual. I will be posting something for Easter tomorrow, so settle down if you’re not Jewish. I haven’t forgotten about you. Living in New York City, I still haven’t forgotten that the rest of the country doesn’t get today off. Of course, if you’re freelancing, you can take off whenever you damn well please, so if you’re Jewish and freelancing, I wish you a happy day off as well. Of course, I’m still going to post freelance writing jobs. I consider it my mitzvah.

The Freelance Writing Jobs

1. B2B Writer – are you strong at advertising? How about business-to-business article writing? This could be a great job for you. BG+H Publishing is looking for writers for Canadian Builders Quarterly and Canadian Executive Quarterly. To apply, send in your resume with two strong writing samples. This freelance writing job pays $100 per 625-word article and $125 per 750-word article.
2. Financial Writer – ideaLaunch is looking for a financial writer to do two articles per day for a client in the financial industry. You will be writing for two blogs: one about perspectives in the trading world, the other about specific markets. This is pretty heavy-duty stuff so if you don’t have experience in it, you might want to skip this one. This freelance writing job pays $50-$100 per article.
3. Comedy Script Writer – a small-budget comedy show is looking for a writer to help make their show hilarious. The main character is a fresh-off-the-boat Asian man, so the writer will have to be comfortable with that type of humor. You’ll be doing one to two episodes weekly for about six months. This freelance writing job pays $100 per script.
4. Infographics Copywriter – do you love to conceptualize data? Yeah, that’s probably not going to excite too many people. But I’m a data dork. If you are too, then this would be a great job. You’ll be doing research and copy for infographics! I’m excited. If you are too, then apply for this thing already before everyone else falls asleep. This freelance writing job pays $100 per project.
5. Sports Betting Writer – what do you know about sports betting? If you said that you know a lot, then you ought to try for this gig. You’d be expected to write about 400 to 450 words per article with an expected output of 24 articles. The budget on this project is suspiciously high, but they say bid what you feel comfortable with. I say bid high. If they want an English writer with SEO experience, they should have to pay for it. This freelance writing gig pays what you bid for it. For fair compensation, bid a minimum of $1,000.

Freelance Writing Job Tip of the Week

Leverage your networks! I don’t know about you guys, but Facebook has been a goldmine for me. Of all my clients past and present, a good half of them have come from either Facebook or Twitter. If you aren’t putting it out there that you’re looking for work, you can’t expect to get anything back. This is the way to get those infamous word-of-mouth jobs that Jenn and I bark about. Don’t be annoying though–if you’re talking about your work on Facebook more than once or twice per week, you run the risk of getting your updates blocked. I generally update once or twice per month, but that’s based on my workload. I could easily get away with more.

Worst Freelance Writing Job of the Week

Howdy I’m looking for a creative writer with female sensibilities to help do research and story development for a romance/mystery/social game. The plot begins back in the 1940′s. You will be researching from the 1940′s up….. so even if you have no wrinkles yet, you must be passionate, experienced in research, story development, and narrative. We are ready to start immediately, and are flexible around your sked. If you believe you’re the right fit for this gig please respond by telling me why. Thanks for you time!

This person decided to list this sexist, ageist ad with a $16/hr. rate. If you are okay with working with someone who wants to create a Facebook game along the lines of FarmVille or Mafia Wars and is clearly out of touch with anything remotely approaching standard discourse, then go ahead. Personally, I would never work for a person who uses the term sked in lieu of schedule. Oh, and that rate sucks.

If you’d like to look through longer aggregated lists of freelance writing jobs to help you save time in your job search, All Freelance Writing recommends Anne Wayman’s freelance writing jobs at AboutFreelanceWriting.com.